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Self-driving cars vulnerable to cyberattack, experts warn

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“As connected and automated vehicle technology reduces or eliminates some risks that drivers face today, new risks are likely to emerge. We are focused on the big picture—how can we adapt to these changes and continue to deliver value to our customers,” the company said in an email to AFP.

Subtext: "We are so terrified that we might get smaller profits from insurance premiums that we are going to grab this 'threat' and run with it as far as we can. With any luck we can continue to rip the customer off and make them think we are doing it for their benefit"

Just like the plane hacking story this is just fear mongering. Only slightly different in that this is even more ridiculous, and purely driving towards insurers making self-driven cars out to be more of a risk. They will love the opportunity to charge more for a vehicle that will likely cost far less in actually accidents.

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Kagemusha: this is just fear mongering? I guess you know more than the experts at the Pentagon, Virginia University and both security firms.

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